maskil
noun
maskil is spelled M-A-S-K-I-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maskil means “A proponent of the Haskalah” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maskil is maskilim.
How many letters and syllables are in maskil?
| Letters | 6: M-A-S-K-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is maskil?
Maskil appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of maskil
- maskilim plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maskil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A proponent of the Haskalah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maskil come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew מַשְׂכִּיל.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).